Dexter A. Bailey Jr.

Senior Vice President for Advancement & Executive Director of the Stony Brook FoundationDexter A. Bailey Jr. is a fundraising executive with over 25 years of experience building
successful programs at both public and private universities. Prior to joining Stony
Brook University, Dexter served as vice president for development and alumni relations
at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, as executive associate director of external relations
for intercollegiate athletics at UC Berkeley, as assistant dean for development and
external relations at the University of Washington’s School of Law, and as assistant
dean for development and alumni affairs for Ohio University’s College of Education.
During his career, he has been directly involved in raising over $700 million. He
is also the executive director of the Stony Brook Foundation, a private 501(c) (3)
with $500 million in total assets.

His expertise includes reengineering comprehensive fundraising programs, complex principal
gift strategy development, alumni relations, staffing development and comprehensive
campaign implementation. Dexter is often invited to speak around the country on issues
related to leadership in advancement, principal gifts strategies and the role and
experience of minorities in university advancement.

Since Dexter arrived in 2011, Stony Brook has launched a $600 million campaign that
is unprecedented in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. To date, the campaign
has generated more than $468 million, including a historic $150 million lead commitment.
In 2014, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education recognized Stony Brook's
fundraising program for "Overall Performance" and "Overall Improvement" among peer
public research universities.

Dexter earned a BS in journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio
University and an MBA from the University of Toledo.